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Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

1,517 hedge funds and large institutions have $111B invested in Berkshire Hathaway Class B in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 77 funds opening new positions, 576 increasing their positions, 567 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 77 | Existing positions closed: 36

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 233 → 269 (+36)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $99.9B → $111B (+$10.9B)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,484 → 1,517 (+33)

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 576 | Existing positions reduced: 567

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.74% → 66.32% (-0.41%)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.06B | Put options by funds: $1.29B

Holders
1,517
Holders Change
+33
Holders Change %
+2.22%
% of All Funds
44.02%
Holding in Top 10
269
Holding in Top 10 Change
+36
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.45%
% of All Funds
7.81%
New
77
Increased
576
Reduced
567
Closed
36
Calls
$1.06B
Puts
$1.29B
Net Calls
-$237M
Net Calls Change
-$300M

Top Buyers

1
Gates Foundation Trust
Gates Foundation Trust
Washington
+$1.54B
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$351M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$287M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$158M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$128M

Top Sellers

1
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$608M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$193M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$120M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$110M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$107M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DIA
1526
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$2.71M -21,397 Closed
OL
1527
Orbitronix LP
California
– -$2.63M -20,800 Closed
LP
1528
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$2.57M -20,308 Closed
SWP
1529
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$1.79M -14,138 Closed
SCA
1530
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$1.5M -11,830 Closed
AP
1531
Advisor Partners
California
– -$1.24M -9,784 Closed
CL
1532
CFS LLC
Oklahoma
– -$797K -6,300 Closed
NME
1533
Notis-McConarty Edward
– -$709K -5,600 Closed
FIM
1534
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$704K -5,563 Closed
QIM
1535
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$696K -5,500 Closed
SFA
1536
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
– -$585K -4,619 Closed
EMG
1537
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$544K -4,300 Closed
SA
1538
Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$419K -3,311 Closed
GAM
1539
Gould Asset Management
California
– -$323K -2,550 Closed
DCM
1540
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$279K -2,201 Closed
OAM
1541
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$275K -2,171 Closed
BP
1542
BBR Partners
New York
– -$240K -1,900 Closed
CCMG
1543
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$237K -1,869 Closed
QAM
1544
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
– -$228K -1,800 Closed
JCM
1545
Jag Capital Management
Missouri
– -$217K -1,718 Closed
QSS
1546
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$216K -1,694 Closed
MS
1547
Marshall & Sullivan
Washington
– -$146K -1,160 Closed
FA
1548
Financial Advantage
Maryland
– -$95K -750 Closed
NMIS
1549
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Wisconsin
– -$52K -410 Closed
BCAM
1550
Boston Common Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$39K -311 Closed
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BRK.B Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

1,517 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $111B — up 11% from $99.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 77 funds opened new BRK.B positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 576 added to existing stakes and 567 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gates Foundation Trust, adding an estimated $1.54B. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $608M.

  • 1,517 institutional investors held Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) as of Q3 2014, up from 1,484 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $111B of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock for Q3 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 77 funds opened new Berkshire Hathaway Class B positions in Q3 2014 and 36 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B buyer in Q3 2014 was Gates Foundation Trust, an estimated $1.54B added.
  • The largest Berkshire Hathaway Class B seller in Q3 2014 was Norges Bank, an estimated $608M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.